Impact of Voice of America in Central Asia
by editors@theworld.org (Levi Bridges) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6W1S4)
An executive order issued late last week has halted US funding for independent news organizations worldwide. Outlets like Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia began in response to the rise of Naziism during World War II, to support access to journalism across the globe. Reporter Levi Bridges explains how crucial the information in these outlets provide has been - and remains - in former Soviet republics.